Staple-retainer.



L. M. VANCE. STAPLE RETAINER. APPLIUATION FILED OOTJO, 1912. l, 1 1 0,975. Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS OO.. PHOTULTHD.. WASHINUWN. D.,C,

LEE M. VANCE, OE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA,

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ASSEGNGE., BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE VANCE CGMPANY, NCDRPORATED, OF DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, A COR- Specification of Letters Patent.

STAPLE-RETAINER.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914:..

Application led October 10, 1912. Serial No. 725,094.

'o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Lian M. Vance, citizen of the United States, residing at Davis, .in the county of Yolo and State of California, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Staple-Retainers, ci which the following is a specification.

rThis invention relates to an improvement in staple retaining devices for tence posts.

The primary object ot the invention is to provide means which will be supported by the tence post for receiving the staples which secure the fence to the post, liaring their terminals and maintaining the same locked against displacement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a staple retainer for concrete fence posts which may he placed in the post when it is molded and which will be supported on the post withoutthe use of securing devices.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view ot a post equipped with the staple retaining means; Fig. Q is a view showing a portion orn the post broken away to illustrate the manner in which the staple retainer is supported within the post; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of t ie retainer; Fig. i is a section on the line st-t of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail view showing a portion oi the retainer and the manner in which the staple is inserted.

The invention broadly contemplates the provision of a staple retainer which is placed in the post as the same is molded, and while the invention is intended for use in connection with concrete posts, it will be noted that metallic posts may be slotted to receive the staple retaining means and that the on struction is applicable wherever it is desired to maintain a staple against displacement.

The device comprises a plurality of' plates 11 and 12. nfhese plates have formed in one tace obliquely disposed straight channels 13, the plates being preferably formed of sheet metal stamped to produce the channels, it being noted that other material may be used in the construction of said plates. The channels 13 are placed at intervals throughout the length of the plates and in the assembled position thereof with their channeled faces confronting, said channels are designed to coincide to form medially disposed grooves, rivets 14 passing through the plates between the grooves. rlhese grooves extend entirely across the plates and are reversely disposed at equal angles, alternate grooves being parallel, the converging extremities 15 of said grooves being equally spaced on both adjacent edges of the plates, the distance between the converging extremities of the grooves being approximately of the same length as the intermediate portion 16 of the staples.

lt will be noted that while the plates are intended to be used as shown in Fig. 3, that is, with the rivets between the grooves which receive the penetrating portions of one sta ple, the plates may be reversed, and thus if the edge portion 17 is disposed outwardly with respect to the fence post 18, the retaining means will operate as eliectually as if the edge 19 were disposed outwardly. The plates extend throughout the length yof the post, the grooves being spaced to agree with the spacing of the longitudinal fence wires The staple is inserted with its intermediate portion 16 embracing the tence wire, its terminals 21 being placed within the grooves and the staple hammered into place. es the staple is forced between the plates, its penertating portions will diverge, lockthe staple against displacement and se- ,urely clamping the lonfritudinal strands 20.

i been found in practice that when the staples are thus placed within the retainer, it is impossible to withdraw them without severing the intermediate portion 1G. rlhus an etlectual staple retainer is provided without the use of attaching means for securing the retainer to the post. lt will also be seen that the retainer may be easily and economi cally manufactured and that the various parts may be readily assembled and positioned within the post at the. time the post is molded. `When the plates are placed within the concrete the grooves in the post are filled with clay or other material which will not harden to prevent the insertion of the staple.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A staple retainer including plates, each plate having diagonally disposed and oppositelv ar 1anged straight channels pressed into one tace thereof, said channels having their converging extremities longitudinally spaced upon the plates and being adapted to coincide in the assembled position thereof with their channel faces confronting, said receive the extremities of a staple, and means Y for securing the plates together.

3. A reversible staple retainer including plates secured together and having oppositely arranged angularly disposed grooves formed niedially thereof, alternate grooves being parallel.

ln testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEE M. VANCE. [n s] fitnesses E. J. STEvENo'r, GEORGE DRUPIED.

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